Assorted volumes from the library of Godfrey Smith who was t...

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Assorted volumes from the library of Godfrey Smith who was the editor of the Sunday Times magazine during the 1960's and onwards, he also worked on the Daily Express.  Many of the volumes are dedicated to him by the authors which include:-
Boothman, John
"Booming Buffers", a limited edition of 65 published by Red Label Books 2003, sauna dedicated by the author in 1976
Haigh, Gideon 
"The Big Ship, Warwick Armstrong and the Making of Modern Cricket", Aurum Press 2002, signed and dedicated by the author and dated 02
Shulman, Milton
"Voltaire, Goldberg and Others", signed and dedicated by the author and dated 99, limp covers
Poe Barlow, Eleanor
"The Master's Cat, the Story of Charles Dickens as told by his Cat", The Dickens House, London 1998, signed and dedicated to Godfrey by the author dated 1998
Rota, Anthony 
"Greetings Anthony Rota, 24th February 2002 from Julian Barnes ..." etc, complimentary slip from Bertram Rota to Godfrey Smith, signed and dedicated by Anthony Rota, limp covers
Rota, Anthony
"Apart from the Text", Private Libraries Association, Oak Knoll Press 1998, dedicated to Godfrey by Anthony Rota with inscriptions, dj and other assorted dedicated and signed volumes and other volumes (2 boxes)

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28th Sep 21 at 10am BST

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